I'm using Photoshop CS5. I have a PSD file. We'll say it's 600x400. I have guides set up at, let's say, 100 pixels over and 27 pixels down, which I am using to position a layer correctly.

I have to do this in ten more PSDs. They are all the same 600x400. I want the guides at the same spot so when I drop in my new element, it's always at the same coordinates.

Is there a way to copy or export the guides from my original PSD to the other PSDs? I know that I can create a template with the guides and drag in my ten new images... I want to know if there's a quicker way.

You can also modify the "default new doc sizes.txt" and create your own "guide templates". You have to be careful to copy the original so you can revert it back if need be. A bit of math is needed to break down the percentages but once complete it works like a dream.

can you explain your example a bit more? I'm seeing a string of data which doesn't make any sense.
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Lauren IpsumDec 15 '11 at 11:48

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@Lauren: He's talking about modifying a configuration file for Photoshop that specifies the various presets you're presented with when you create a new document. Perhaps tbbjr can include the default location of this file in his answer to make this more clear.
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Lèse majestéDec 15 '11 at 23:47

Koiyu's suggestion is pretty clever, and I'll have to try that out. But what I generally do is just turn smart guides on and use shapes/paths (boxes and lines primarily). It's easy to wireframe using simple shapes and then use them for guides as well.

At some point I'll usually deleted the shapes and actually replace them with real guides. But that's usually later in the design process when the wireframe is locked in.

GuideGuide is an excellent tool to create guides just by inputting values. This could be very useful, especially if you're a web designer as you can create a complete grid with margins, columns and gutters.

I've used JavaScript to batch redefine guides on multiple documents at once in the past, but I can't for the life of me find the link to the actual script. This isn't the script I used, but it seems to do the same thing (though I'm not sure if in simultaneous multiples) so you might find it useful.

GuideGuide sounds like a much easier way of doing this for individual documents, though.

Someone dear to me made this script because I needed to copy and paste guides from one doc. to another. This script will let you import and export preexisting guides in your documents. The instructions on how to use it are included. http://www.mediafire.com/?zz7j7t3fl824p31